CEST LA VIE NAILS LLC - Savannah (GA)

5 /5 Savannah artz: I don’t usually make reviews, but they deserve it. I’ve been getting my nails done here for the last year or so ever since I started working at the building across the street, and I’ve always loved the service I’ve gotten, the quality, and even the conversations. I’d come in and ask if they could do something and he’d dang sure try. I’m pretty flexible so if it wasn’t working (we all have our strengths and weaknesses and are always trying something new) they’d either figure out how, or we’d switch it up to something he could do design wise. They’ve since gotten some more design-smart techs and I’ve had great experiences with them, too. They’re all helpful, understanding, and really will do the best they can for you. I’ve always left happy, and I’m a picky, boujie client who wants all the insta/pinterest nails. I appreciate all the techs here and love the quality I’ve gotten.

1 /5 Justin Abraham: We made two appointments for a classic manicure and pedicure at 10 a.m. on Friday. Five other people apparently had appointments at 10 a.m. as well, so there were 7 customers for 2 nail technicians. While we were seated right away, it was 30 minutes before a staff member arrived to start the appointment. One customer who was seated in a pedicure chair left after 40 minutes of waiting. We finished our appointment (for a simple mans pedicure and medicure with clear nail polish) at noon. Less than 6 hours later, the polish was already starting to peel. It was definitely not worth the money or the wait.

1 /5 Josie Griffin: First picture was my inspiration picture, last two are what I got. My usual place is closed on Sundays and I needed my nails done so I was thinking I’d try this place. I showed him the inspiration picture and asked if he could do it, he said he’d “give it a try and see how it goes”, should’ve just stopped there. He was asking me while he was doing my nails how I think they did that and what he should do. He proceeds to airbrush a lighter color and start throwing on color with the brush and dabbing it with his finger. This other lady and I had appointments at the same time and she was waiting the entire time I was getting my nails done. I saw the look on his face when he decided half way through to just give up and plop colors onto my nails so he can move on. I was charged full price, I should’ve said something in the moment but got nervous and was honestly just shocked. Ive never hated my nails more and I’m honestly so embarrassed. I wish he was just honest in the moment that he’s never done that design and doesn’t know how, I would’ve gotten just plain color. Now I have to pay someone else again to redo them.

1 /5 Logan McDuffie: Honestly rarely write negative reviews, but I don’t splurge on getting my nails done often and I’m really disappointed that I chose this business. I spent $100 on a gel manicure and standard pedicure only to have both polishes chip/peel within 4 days. I’ve never seen such poor gel polish.

1 /5 Fox Friday: I booked a classic manicure - I booked it online several hours in advance. When I walked into the salon, everyone was busy - which was fine. One worker - the owner or at least the person in charge I believe - looked up from the pedicure he was doing and, a bit abrasively, said “Hi. What are you here for?” and I told him I had a 5:30 appointment. He told me to pick out a color and sit down. Fifteen minutes later, no workers were available, but he told me to sit at a table. Fifteen minutes after that, he asked me what color I wanted, and he got it - then went back to working on his other customer. When he finally did get to working on me, there was no communication - there was no “switch hands”, or “can I see your hand” etc., he just grabbed my hands. Another person came in while he was working on me, and he got up to help her - something that was not done for me - to discuss what she wanted done. She was offered a drink - I was not. He finally finished my manicure and told me “just sit there and let that dry” and walked away. He did not come back. I sat there for 20-30 minutes waiting for him to tell me my nails were dry. Meanwhile he was doing closing tasks, which is fine; if you have downtime, use it to get home sooner. But it was very frustrating to feel ignored for 20-30 minutes waiting to be told I was good to go. Finally, I called over to him to ask “do you think I’m dry by now?” and he looked up from closing the register and went “oh, yeah, you’re good.” I got the impression he wasn’t going to tell me I was okay to come up and pay and leave if I hadn’t asked. So I spent more time waiting for my appointment than needed (either don’t take as many appointments close together, or don’t take every walk-in if you know you have an appointment scheduled that will interfere) and wasted more time sitting at an uncomfortable nail station waiting to be dismissed. There was nothing to do while waiting for my appointment or to be told I was good to go - no magazines, no TV, no conversation, nothing. The other nail techs seemed really nice, and did communicate with their customers. I think I just got unlucky and got the guy in charge - who seemed like he felt “above” being a nail tech. The shop itself seemed extremely disorganized, with techs running all over the shop for tools. I worry about the cleanliness of the shop as well - the stations had nail debris on them, and my tech kept wiping his nose with his hand/sleeve while working on my nails. The entirety of the appointment, from my appointment time to when I paid, was almost 2 hours for a classic manicure. I’m sure the other techs are lovely, but it’s difficult to recommend this shop in case you get “unlucky” like I did.